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Sunday, 16 June 2013

Hot!

We managed to get all the way through May without a 100 degree day but as soon as June 1st clicked round the heat was on. Of course all the native species are more than capable of dealing with the desert environment but some are just a lot more expressive about it than others. None more so than the wonderful Antelope Ground Squirrel who sprawls as flat as possible against any remotely cool surface, in this instance, a shady spot of my patio. Maybe I should offer him a cocktail?

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This behavior happens here in Ohio where we live. On certain days the gray squirrels will flatter out on anything cooler than their belly. It doesn't have to be heat hot for them to do that and a sticky hot day makes them do it too.

These little guys are super smart Eileen, they have learnt all the tricks. We have one that regularly dives into our pool and swims straight over to our frog ramp and climbs out! Nothing like a quick dip to cool down!

We have a small piece of land nestled up against the mountains and this blog is a pictorial record of what occurs there. My only rule, if it doesn't take place on our land - it doesn't get on the blog.